Political Science

A new political science prof’s serpentine career path back to Grinnell

About 2 dozen tenure-track and term faculty from art history to theatre and dance joined the Grinnell College community in fall 2020. The new faculty members’ varied research and teaching interests present students with even more compelling choices for rounding out their unique curriculum plans for the year.

Concern for the students, especially those who stayed on campus, prompted a professor to volunteer to teach

The Watson Fellowship is a $30,000 one-year grant for purposeful, independent exploration outside the United States.

Some things that come to mind when you think of the year 1993 might be the release of Jurassic Park, the “Got Milk?” ad campaign, or Whitney Houston topping the billboard charts. But…

Gilman Scholarship makes study abroad even more affordable for a first-generation student.

Located in the heart of Iowa caucus territory, Grinnell College gives students and faculty the opportunity to ask questions of presidential candidates Tom Steyer and Joe Biden at live CNN town halls.

Within a week of graduating from Grinnell, Emma Lange ’16 took what she learned from a political science major and technology studies concentration, moved to Washington, D.C., and started her White House internship.

How one seminar led a student to do insightful political science research.

Stefanie Ochoa ’20 will study in Shanghai, China, and Max Hill ’20 will explore how cities work on four continents, thanks to the Gilman Scholarships they received to study abroad.